MI Junior 2024: Bowlers steal the show in Pune
Sairaj Shelar (101 and 3-7) and Shivratna Suryavanshi (6 for 15) starred in Sinhgad City School’s 369-run win over Dr. G.G. Shah English Medium School in an MI Junior Boys’ Under-16 fixture in Pune on Monday.
Batting first, Sinhgad City racked up a huge total of 395/9 in 40 overs, thanks to Sairaj’s stellar ton. Shivratna and Sairaj then ran through the G.G. Shah batting to skittle them for just 26 runs.
In the Boys’ Under-14 category in Pune, all-round brilliance by Mohammed Saqlain Irfan Shaikh (56 and 5-26) guided Anglo Urdu Boys High School to a 79-run win over Podar International School, Wakad in a low-scoring affair.
Put into bat, Anglo Urdu Boys High School managed a fighting total of 150, thanks to Mohammed’s brave half-century. Mohammed then weaved his magic with the ball to restrict Podar to 71 runs.
Brief Scores:
BOYS U14
1. Vibgyor High, Balewadi 100 all out in 25.3 overs (Aarav Bhatnagar 35, Ansh Tilloo 4-16, Rajveer Undre 4-32) lost to The Kalyani School 102/3 in 16.2 overs (Ansh Tilloo 42).
Player of the match: Ansh Tilloo
2. Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys High School 88 all out in 13.3 overs (Ahad Shaikh 37*; Shubhan Koranne 5-31) lost to Aaryans World School 90/5 in 14.3 overs (Shravan Shetty 30*).
Player of the match: Shubhan Koranne
3. Sinhgad City School 137 all out in 22 overs (Sanchiet 34; Ethan Mycle Gaware 4-5, Devaj Patil 3-25) beat Vidya Bhavan High School 69 all out in 14 overs (Devaj Patil 30; Samarth Ghule 4-9, Vignesh Kedari 3-18).
Player of the match: Samarth Ghule
4. Anglo Urdu Boys High School 150 all out in 31.2 overs (Mohammed Saqlain Irfan Shaikh 56) beat Podar International School, Wakad 71 all out in 17 overs (Mohammed Saqlain Irfan Shaikh 5-26).
Player of the match: Mohammed Saqlain Irfan Shaikh
BOYS U16
1. Sinhgad City School 395/9 in 40 overs (Sairaj Shelar 101, Adil Inamdar 76, Shivraj Suryavanshi 57) beat Dr. G.G. Shah English Medium School 26 all out in 10.3 overs (Shivratna Suryavanshi 6-15, Sairaj Shelar 3-7).
Player of the match: Sairaj Shelar
2. Angel Mickey Minie School 257/9 in 40 overs (Pruthvi Santosh Jachak 68, Ronit Bire 56, Aryan Shingade 33; Aayush Amrale 3-23, Aadit Chaphalkar 3-29) beat Symbiosis School 123 all out in 29.2 overs (Ram Nikam 34; Aryan Shingade 3-6).
Player of the match: Aryan Shingade